What color is #1CD378?

#1CD378 is a moderate spring green, closest to the named color Seaweed. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #1CD378?

The RGB value is 28, 211, 120: 28 red, 211 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #1CD378?

The complementary color is #D31C77, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #1CD378?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.64:1 and white text 1.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#1CD378 color

#1CD378 rgb(28, 211, 120)

Shades of green

The hex color #1CD378 is a moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 11% red, 82.7% green and 47.1% blue (28, 211, 120).

Its hue angle is 150°, with 77% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 87% cyan, 0% magenta, 43% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Seaweed (#18D17B), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.64:1).

#1CD378 color codes

HEX	`#1CD378`
RGB	`rgb(28, 211, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(11%, 82.7%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(150, 77%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(150, 87%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(87%, 0%, 43%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.94, -62.66, 33.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.94, 70.96, 152.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.161, 48.188, 25.635)`
Decimal	`1889144`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #1CD378, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #1CD378	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#1CD378 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #1CD378 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #1cd378; }
.text { color: #1cd378; }
.border { border: 2px solid #1cd378; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(28 211 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #1cd378, #1cd2d3); }

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Questions

What color is #1CD378?: #1CD378 is a moderate spring green, closest to the named color Seaweed. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #1CD378?: The RGB value is 28, 211, 120: 28 red, 211 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #1CD378?: The complementary color is #D31C77, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #1CD378?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.64:1 and white text 1.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.